Kristi Noem actually said...

"I hope we can rally around what is our most important duty, and that is to provide for the common defense and to protect our national security."

"We cannot continue to bandage old airplanes as potential adversaries roll new ones off the assembly line."

"Do you agree or disagree that Assad's reputation within Syria would be strengthened if his regime were able to withstand a U.S. strike?"

"Is there a specific probability or methodology for labeling intelligence 'high confidence'?"